Avoiding Legal Disputes with Use of Restrictive Covenants October 12, 2011

3 CPE/MCLE Credits

Worried that key employees will go to a competitor, former employees will recruit away your best workers or your business allies will take away your stars? Don't know how to respond to demands from a competitor alleging that your newly hired employee is in violation of a noncompetition or nonsolicitation agreement, or complaints from a vendor that your company is in breach of a no-hire agreement?

Learn to lawfully implement, enforce and defend against noncompetition, nonsolicitation and no-hire agreements in California and protect your company from needless litigation. Specifically, you'll discover how to:

* Identify which noncompetition agreements are enforceable and which are not

* Respond to competitor's complaints about noncompetition issues

* Effectively use and deal with employee nonsolicitation agreements

* Protect and defend your intellectual property from misuse

* Legally hire a competitor's employees and protect your company from competitors

About the Presenters
Daniel J. McCoy is a partner and Allen M. Kato is a senior associate in Fenwick & West's Employment Practices Group. Fenwick & West provides comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients of national and international prominence.

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